ISIL leader says next target Karbala and Baghdad
It didn’t take long for the leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to broadcast the first propaganda audio to the world. The published audio has not been verified that it is in fact from the ISIL proclaim leader al-Baghdadi who warned that the jihadist group would next target Karbala and Baghdad.
The religious sites in Baghdad will be protected, and if ISIL comes to desecrate we will fill Iraq with their rotting bodies
When a terrorist leader says, the next target is Karbala and Baghdad after they military knocked out Ramadi naturally people are going to be on edge. Moqtada al-Sadr, the head of the Sadrist movement, has responded to the ISIL threats. Al-Sadr gave a warning to ISIL in which he stated that if they desecrate the holy sites will fill Iraq land with their rotting bodies. The problem with this is that they do not take any orders from the Iraqi government only from Shia … [Read more...]

ISIL take over Ramadi and Gold Brigade failed
At the end of the day on May 17, 2015 there was no mistake that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants had captured the city of Ramadi.
The government had deployed their best military units such as the Gold Brigade, which were a special operation elite unit trained by the United States Army. The Gold Brigade was seen on social media and YouTube channels leaving Ramadi quickly as possible. The elite soldiers were hanging onto their vehicles as they were speeding down the road out of Ramadi. You have to think if these Iraqi soldiers are the best that the Iraqi government has in the fight with ISIL; then the Iraqi government will not be able to take back Ramadi anytime soon.
Iraq Prime Minister now facing criticism over military strategy
Prime Minister (PM) Haider al-Abadi had announced that the Iraqi army will crush the ISIL militants, and that did not happen. PM al-Abadi appears to be weak … [Read more...]

Under the cover of darkness, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked a government compound in Ramadi with eight suicide car bombs. The attacking jihadis were clean shaven and dressed in Iraqi army uniforms using armored vehicles and armored bulldozers. The suicide attack destroyed the Anbar Operation Command.
The Iraqi military command sent out an order to not Abandon Anbar province to stand their ground and fight the ISIL militants.
Sheik Omar Shihan al-Alwani, one of the main Sunni tribal leaders in Anbar, advised his men to lay down weapons and leave the area. Al-Alwani did not want to lose all his men in fighting ISIL.
The battle for Ramadi did not go well for ISF and the Iraqi government. There were no Shia militias in the fight like there had been for the Battle of Tikrit. However, we now know from recent experience that the Iraq Army does not have the will to fight when battling hardcore terrorists. The ISIL militants are well armed, trained and are prepared to die … [Read more...]

The above photo is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) riding in their Toyota vehicles into Anbar province. You can see from the picture that they are armed. In the first vehicle they are carrying a DSHK 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Each vehicle is carrying several terrorists armed with small arms, AK-47 and PK light machine guns. The ISIL has rode into the Anbar province and has currently settled inside the two Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Fallujah. The Iraqi government has stated they will not assault Fallujah or Ramadi and allow the local Sunni tribes to remove the ISIL terrorists from their cities.
The ISIL have been imposing strict Islamic rules and have given orders to the residents of Fallujah. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the new rules are as follows:
Close all music stores
The establishment of Islamic Courts
Women have to be accompanied by a male family member
The ISIL are continuing to have sophisticated weapons smuggled in from the main smuggle … [Read more...]